Itako Station

Itako Station (潮来駅, Itako-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itako, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Itako Station 潮来駅
Itako Station, May 2018
Location	Ayame 1-chome 1-1-16, Itako-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-2425 Japan
Coordinates	35.9372°N 140.5494°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kashima Line
Distance	5.2 km from Katori
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 August 1970
Passengers
FY2019	320 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Jūnikyō toward Sawara Kashima Line Nobukata toward Kashima Soccer Stadium
Location
Itako Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Itako Station Itako Station (Japan)

Lines

Itako Station is served by the Kashima Line, and is located 5.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Katori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Kashima Line	for Kashimajingū
2	■ Kashima Line	for Sawara and Narita and Tokyo

History

Itako Station was opened on 20 August 1970. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 320 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Itako Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Itako Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station Information (in Japanese)